Where does “町議会” come from?

町議会 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 議会, from Japanese 会, from Middle Chinese 會.

町議会 (Japanese): a town assembly

Definitions

  1. a town assembly

Ancestry of “町議会”, step by step

町議会 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 議会

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese議会a legislature
2Japanese会meeting, gathering; society, association, club;...
3Middle Chinese會—

via Japanese 町

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese町town; A Machi district; more detailed than 都, 道,...
Every word from Middle Chinese 會 →Every word from Japanese 会 →Every word from Japanese 議会 →